Life Lately

I know, I know. I haven't blogged in about a week. But that doesn't mean I have forgotten all of my plans for S&I. The last week or so I've been doing a lot of "behind the scenes" type things. Contrary to popular belief, maintaining a blog takes a lot of work and a lot of time - something I don't have a lot of these days. But now I'm back, and have worked hard to continue to build this blog.In any case, life has been so crazy lately, and I have no idea where the last month has gone! The past year or so has been full of anxiety and waiting. There were doctor visits and pregnancy apps to keep our minds busy, but in reality we were just living for the month of May. And then May arrived, and so did Finn. And since then we've been trying to soak in every little smile - and all the cuddles - while still trying to maintain our lifestyle and make time for one another.And now summer is over and it feels like things can start to slow down a bit. Or least I hope they can. Here's a little bit of what we've been doing:New job!In the great news of the week, David received a job offer with the defense contracting company he worked at when we first met! He was laid off  way back in 2011, and since then he has never given up on getting back in the industry. He has been in school full-time since 2012 and is about to finish up his bachelors degree and start on his masters. If this doesn't inspire you to never quit going after what you want, I don't know what will! Love you, David!Baby NoahA few weeks ago we were able to visit with some friends of ours who had their baby boy, Noah. David and Sean have been friends since high school (Sean was the best man in our wedding!) and it's so wonderful to have friends who are in the same place in life as us. It's also so exciting to think about all the play dates, baseball games, and birthday parties we will share with Noah and Finn. They are already so lucky to have each other!New furnitureWe've been living in our apartment for two years and just signed a lease for a third. I love where we live and we have plenty of space, but knowing it's not permanent has put a lot of decorating dreams on the back burner. With David's new job, we are now starting to look at buying a home (although the market in Charlottesville is sooo annoyingly high). We bought used furniture when we moved back to Virginia and told each other we weren't going to invest in nice furniture until we bought a home. Well, Juneau had other plans. He decided to get into honey - of all things - and it totally ruined our $40 sofa we found on Craigslist. I think we got our monies worth out of it, so we've decided that the new furniture can't wait after all. It's actually exciting to start thinking about permanent things in our life. It makes me nostalgic for our nomadic days, but we are starting to plant some roots - and it starts with a new sofa!